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Nicaraguans Describe Months under Police Siege

They aren’t living “normal lives”. They can’t leave their homes when they want to. They can’t hold a job that requires leaving their homes.

The Ministry of Health inaugurated a maternity home on February 23rd, in the premises confiscated from Confidencial in December 2018.

The boxer spoke about her Nicaraguan roots and Costa Rican nationality, as well as her most recent achievement: retaining her title.

“I left Cuba because I fell in love. I left everything. It was a bit crazy, but that’s how love is: you don’t think things through much.”

Over twenty animal rights activists met with high-ranking Cuban Ministry of Agriculture officials, after protesting outside this institution…

Nicaragua is one of five countries now on the watch list of the international organization Civicus Monitor.

Impelled by Nicaragua’s ongoing political and economic crisis, they continue migrating in search of refuge and a source of income.

Eight officials who participated in the violent repression of 1976-1983 were convicted this week of crimes against humanity.

The video was released on social networks on Tuesday night and just twelve hours later it already exceeded 200,000 views on YouTube.

There are great differences between the countries. But their conflicts over 200 years ties them historically with some important similarities